Courtesy: USA Water Polo
Irvine, CA – October 17 – For the third year, USA Water Polo and The Olympic Club are excited to collaborate with the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) on the Cutino Award Watch List.
The Peter J. Cutino Award, named in honor of the late Hall of Fame coach, recognizes the best player in men’s and women’s college water polo. This watch list was created in 2022 in an effort to help promote the college game, awareness of the honor, and the excellent play of athletes around the country. 20 athletes, as submitted by varsity college coaches around the country, are recognized for their outstanding play.
USA Water Polo and @TheOlympicClub are excited to collaborate with the @wpolocoaches on the Cutino Award Watch List! The Peter J. Cutino Award recognizes the best player in men’s and women’s college water polo.
The top 20 athletes are listed below in alphabetical order. A… pic.twitter.com/unOtlF9gcQ
— USA Water Polo (@USAWP) October 17, 2024
The top 20 athletes are represented below and are listed in alphabetical order. While it’s possible the 2024 Cutino Award winner will come from the list of athletes below, this list of honorees is completely independent from the nomination and voting process of the Cutino Award as that honor will acknowledge the full impact of the 2024 season. A women’s Cutino Award Watch List will be shared in Spring 2025. Congratulations to all the athletes honored!
Athletes are listed in alphabetical order
- Gabi Acosta | Long Beach State University | Freshman | Center
- Aleix Aznar Beltran | University of California, Davis | Graduate | Utility
- Kiefer Black | Naval Academy | Sophomore | Attacker
- Max Casabella | University of California, Berkeley | Senior | Attacker
- Reuel D’Souza | University of the Pacific | Senior | Attacker
- Chase Dodd | University of California, Los Angeles | R-Junior | Attacker
- Ryder Dodd | University of California, Los Angeles | Freshman | Attacker
- Zach Fales | Santa Clara University | Senior | Attacker
- Brendon Gyapjas | San Jose State University | Sophomore | Goalkeeper
- Christian Hosea | Pepperdine University | Fifth Year | Attacker
- Makoto Kenney | University of California, Los Angeles | Graduate | Attacker
- Kristóf Kovács | Princeton University | Sophomore | Goalkeeper
- Thomas Lercari | Fordham University | Senior | Goalkeeper
- Robert López Duart | University of Southern California | Sophomore | Attacker
- Max Miller | University of Southern California | Graduate | 2M Defender
- George Papanikolaou | Fordham University | Senior | Attacker
- Riley Pittman | Stanford University | R-Senior | Attacker
- Roko Pozaric | Princeton University | Senior | Utility
- James Rozolis-Hill | Harvard University | Junior | Utility
- Ilias Stothart | Brown University | Junior | Center
